Automatic machine for boring handles.



J. R. BINNS.v

AUTOMATIC MACHINE FOR BORNG HANDLEVS.

APPLICATION PILEDJUNB101912.

1,658,940., Patented Apr. 15, 1913;

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J. R. BINNS.

AUTOMATIC MACHINE FOR BORING HANDLES.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 1o, 1912.

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J7 R. BINNS. AUTOMATIC MACHINE PoR BORING HANDLES.

APPLICATION FILBIJJUNElO, 1912. lygm v -Patented Apr. 15,1913

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JAMES n. iarNN's, or oANroN, omo, `AssIeNoR- or ONETHALEv To EDWIN D. mirERs, or

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` AUroMArrc lMACHINE non BORING BANDES..

To all fuihom, it may concern: t

B e it known that I, JAMES RBI'NNS', .a

' citizen of the United States, residing at ',wood turning machines, in which means are provided for automatically feeding the material to be bored and means for actuating the drill and withdrawing the 'drill and releasing the article after it has been bored and the' objects of my invention are, first, to provide devices for intermittentlvfeeding a blank, second, to clamp the blank, third, to

bore the blank and during the boring'operation to partially withdraw the bit for clearance, and fourth, to release and deliver the with the bar 6. For the purpose of releasblank or block. These objects together with other objects readily apparent Ato those skilled inthe art I attain by the construct-ion illustrated in the accompanying drawings, although my invent-ion may be embodied in a variety of other mechanical forms, the construction illustrated being chosen by way of example.

In the accompanying drawingsfFigure 1 is a perspectiveyiew. Fig.'2 is a A,vertical longitudinal section.v Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the feedingmcchanism. Fic'. 5'is a ,detached perspective view of the drill actuatingcam. Fig. 6 is a partial section on the l line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings. i

In the accompanying drawings, 1 represents theframe which may be of the form shown or it may be of any other desired form, reference being had to the proper' arrangement of the`various movable parts and fixed parts going to make up the machine proper. In the frame 1 is properly journaled the power shaft 2, whichw ower shaft is provided with the ordinary eltor gear wheel 3. Upon the frame 1 are attached the frames or heads 4 and 5. vThe head 4 being for the purpose of carrying the slidable bar 6, which bar slides back and forth in prclJer timed relationship with reference to other parts designed to co-act with the blank holding socket 7 connected to or formed integral Specircatien of nPatent.' Application -led .'fnn'e'lO, 191'2." Serial No.`702,644.

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the blank after it has been bored as hereinafter'described, the power shaft 2 is rovided with a cam 8 fixed upon the sha t 2, and located in operative contact with the v lever 9, pivoted intermediate its ends to the fixed bar 10, saidfixed bar being securely connected to one 'of the members of the head if O r its equivalent. To the sliding bar 6 is attached" the pin 1l, connecting the top or upper end of thelever 9 to the sliding bar 6, 65

' said lever being provided with a slot 12. It

will be understood that as the cam 8 revolves its inclined face moves the lever 9 to withdraw or move the sliding bar 6 in the direction to release the blank or block.' 70 y'For the purpose of automatically forcing the sliding bar 6,' together with the socket 7 toward .the end of a blank and clamping said blank, the spring 13 is provided, which .spring is located between the inner face of one of the members of the head 4 and the collar 14.- In. use I prefer to place a hollow sleeve 15 upon the bar 6 and connect the collar tosaid sleeve and bar by means of the pin115. Between 'the heads 4 and 5 is lo.- 80 cated the standard 16, which standard is for the'purpose of receiving the chuck 17, which 'chuck `is for the purpose of receiving and holding one end of the blank or block de- "signed to be bored 85 For'the purpose of automatically removing the blank or block from thel chuck 17. when the socket 7 is withdrawn by means of the cam 8,-the spring 18 is provided, which spring is so located that it will be in tension when the blank or block is gripped between theso'cket 6 and the chuck 17 so that when the blank or block is released the tension of the spring 18 will force the blank or block4 endwise sutlicient to disengage it from the chuck 17. The head 5 is provided with two guide bars 19, which' guide bars may 'bc properly connected to the standard 16. Upon these guide bars is mounted the sliding head |20, in which sliding head is journaled one end of the drill shaft 21. Upon the drill shaft is mounted the sleeve 22 and upon said .sleeve is mounted the pulley 23, said parts being so connected that the drill shaft 21 canslide in the sleeve but the p'ul- -105 ley 23 is so connected that it willimpart rotary'motion to said sleeve and the sleeve in' turn will impart rotar?)r motion to the drill shaft 21, the key way 24 and the kev way 25.

It will be ,understood that a belt? must be employed toii1fpart rotary motion to the pulley' 23 and the drill shaft 2l. To the drill shaft 21is Vattached in anyA -convenient and well known manner the drill or bit 26,v said drill or bit being of the usual construe? tion such'as conunonlyused in boring blanks or blocks.

After a blank'oriblock has been automaticall)-v clamped in the socket 7 `and the chuck 1T the bit 26 is moved toward the blank liv means of the cam 27, the Alever 28 and the pnl-l bar 29p which is connected to the sliding head 20, and is also vpivotally'connected to the lever 28. The cam 27'is so formed and shaped that at the proper time-the bottom or lower end of thelever :'28A will be rocked toward the right hand end'cf the machine, reference being had to Figs; 1- -and 2, which in turn moves the sliding head 20 together with the ditlerent part-s carried thereby and A movable'therewith toward the chuck 17.

For the purpose of steadying the sliding headI 2O it is. provided with the hollow fianged extensions 30, which extensions are mounted upon 'the guide rods l19.

It will be understood that the lever 28 should be pivoted intermediate its ends, and to provide for this pivotal connectionthe arm or bar 31 is provided, which arm or 'barc is preferably attached to one of the members of the head 5. It is quite well understood that a drill bit should bey partially with# drawn from time to time duringthe time of its .forward or working'vactin for the purpose of clearing or removing the chips-'cut by the drill or bit` and in vorder to provide vfor this partial backward movement from' time to time the cam 27 .is provided with two or more recesses 32 by means of which 'theI drill bit is allowed to move back a short distance and is then again moved forward,

For thepurpose "of moving the drill bit backward either partially or` fully so as to entirely disengage said bit from the blank or block, the spring 33 is provided, Which spring is connected to the sliding head 20 by lationship, by

means of the hooked bar 34. or its equivalent. This spring 33 vis so constructed that it will normally have what might-be termed' a'backward pull so that after the drill 'or bit has been moved forward and its work com' pleted the tension of said spring 33 will act4 to withdraw the drill or bit.

`Upon theframe 1 are securelyattached" the standards 35, tothe top or upper ends of `which standards is connected the cross bar 36, to which cross guide bars 37 and the blank delivery bars 38, said bars being heldin proper spaced re-,

means of .the ad'ustablebar are connectedV the brackets 39 and 4Q, which Yadjustable bracket-s are. connected toythetiebars '-41.-

and 42 and are ,held in fixedfa-djustrnent by means of setl screws '43 located through "the elongated slots 44. To the tie bar 42 isf'oni nected l the downward extending I arm 45 which arm is 'provided with the curved slof; 46. To this downward extending arm 45 is connected the cani bar 47 which cam is extended upward and pivotally connected to the bar 36 carried by the standards 35.

lThe cam bar 47 is extended downward a.

suiicient distance to engage or come in contact with the cam 48, which cam is mounted upon the power shaft 2. It will be understood tha-tas the cam 48 revolves, a rocking lmovement will be imparted 'to the guide bars 37 andthe delivery bars 38. Upon the guide bars and delivery bars are located a series ofblanks designed to be4 bored and when the bars 37 and 38 are brought into the proper inclination, the blanks will move down and a blank will fall' into the recesses 49 formed in the delivery bars 3 8, which recesses are so f' located with reference to thesocket Tand' the chuck`17 that when the socket 7 is moved toward the chuck 17 the ends ofthe blank will be gripped and held in pro er position to be acted upon by the drill or it 26.

It will be understood that the cam 48 should be so formed andthe parts operated by said cam so timed that the blank will be heldstationary at the instant the socket bar together with the socket 7' is moved to gri the bar or blank.v lIn actuall use it is ,pregi erable to form .the vblanks round before being' placed upon the `guide`bars 37 andthe delivery.bars 38 so that a rolling movement ofthe blanks will take` place, or in other words they will roll down and be delivered'one at a time ilito the recesses 49.

For the purpose of holding back or preby allowing-a blank to fall intotherecesses 51 and as the bars 37 land 38 are lowered the bar or blank dropped Into theirecesses 51 will roll outand into .the recesses 49,- but all blanksabovewillbe held against downward movement they 'are lifted slightly above said: recesses,

, whlch lifting movement is intermittent Vand so timed that butr'a single blank is delivered at one time. It'will be understood thatin order to` provide for-diierent adjustments for .different sized blanks it isf necessary to change the position "of the cam bar' 47 in order to provide for this adjustment the' downward extending arm 4'5 is rovided by .the recesses "51 :u'ntil with-fthe segmental-s1 46 throng whichlg' slbtytleijclamping-blt cir-its equivalent 52.

1s passed-'and when the camjliar47 has been properly adjnsted the clamping bolt 52 is tightened, thereby rigidly connecting the am bar 1,7 to the bar l5, which bar is properly connected tc the tie bar 42. It will be understoo that the various cams mounted upon the shatti .should be so timed that as the shaft is rotated the proper timed rocking movement will be imparted .to the guide bars 37 and the delivery bars 38 and-the cam S should also be so timed that the socket bar .6, together with the socket 7 Will be automatically moved to clamp' and release the blank and the cani 27 should be so timed that the drill or bit will also be brought into action at the proper time, all the various parts working intermittently and .in proper timed relationship with reference to each other. For the purpose of delivering the finished article a delivery spout such as should 'be provided.

Having fully described my invention what Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In la device of the kind described, a blank feeding mechanism including a support,

ways carried by said support and provide d.

at their lower ends 'with blank receiving notches, oscillating fingers arranged to lift blanks from said notches, and an operating mechanism arranged 'to periodically oscillate said fingers. I

2. In a device of the kind described, a blank feeding mechanism including a support, ways carried by said support and provided at their lower ends with blank receiving notches, a shaft journaled in said Ways,

'ingers'mouned on said shaft and arranged toA .lift ythe blank from said notches, a lever fixed to said shaft to rock the same and move the lingers into and out of engagement With a blank held in said notches, and cam means arranged to control the operation of the leven.

In testimony that I c aim the above, I havehereunto subscribed my naine in the presence of two Witnesses. i

JAMES RIBINNS. lllitnesses':

JOHN H. Bisiior, F; W. BOND. 

